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Evidence vs Chartbrew: catalog facts
Evidence	Chartbrew
Freemium The open-source tool is free under MIT; hosting on Evidence Studio is a paid service.	Freemium Free to self-host; the hosted service has a free starting tier and paid plans.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Reports are plain SQL and Markdown kept under version control Builds a static site you can host anywhere	Connects directly to databases and APIs Reusable datasets that can join multiple sources
Requires writing SQL rather than point-and-click building Hosted features and the analytics agent belong to the paid service	Self-hosting needs Node.js, a SQL database and Redis Less suited to deep ad hoc analysis than full BI suites
Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
No account needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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